Supermarket Assistant, Various Departments

Up to £9.60. This is negotiable dependent on relevant skills and experience. The maximum pay rate for this role will increase to £9.91 from 1st April 2019.

Salary Frequency

per hour

Hours of Work

04:00-08:30 across seven days to include weekends.

Waitrose & Partners is all about enriched experiences and that goes for our people - our Partners - as much as our customers. We want you to enjoy your work and share your passion for food with our customers. So we'll train you, treat you respectfully and then reward you by giving you a share in the profits, for pulling it all together and being part of our success.

We are looking for someone who keeps up to date on food and drink trends, knows our products, takes pride in whatever they do, carrying out everything to the highest standards, making sure the shop floor is shipshape, ready for when our customers arrive. Whether they are shopping for a healthy lunch, a top up on fresh fruit and veg, the weekly shop or a special occasion, we want every customer to enjoy their shopping experience, confident in our products and confident in our Partners.

We request that candidates only apply for this position if you can fully commit to the advertised working hours and the full term of the contract, or we will be unable to proceed with your application. We occasionally close vacancies early in the event we receive a high volume of applications. Therefore, we recommend you apply early.

Due to working time regulations, applicants must be 18 years or over to apply.

In addition, you will receive a shift premium for hours worked between 22:00 and 06:00. This will we paid at the minimum recruitment rate for your role.

Duties & Responsibilities

Please take a look at the short video below which will give you an introduction to the Supermarket Assistant role at Waitrose.

Supermarket Assistants deliver excellent customer service by working flexibly as part of a team, ensuring that stock is replenished and displayed to required standards. To adhere to hygiene and health and safety standards at all times.

Job Requirements

The role of a supermarket assistant involves a range of tasks, including advising and serving customers, moving and replenishing stock, carrying out housekeeping activities and handling cash and card transactions according to set procedures. Partners may be expected to work in any area of the branch to support the wider team as required, and to maintain the necessary business dress and hygiene standards. We request that candidates only apply for this position if you can fully commit to the advertised working hours, or we will be unable to proceed with your application. Please note we reserve the right to close the vacancy early in light of a large response.